Wilmslow High SchoolCheadle Hulme High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Wilmslow High School and Cheadle Hulme High School are secondary schools.

  • Wilmslow High School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Cheadle Hulme High School scores 82 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Cheadle Hulme High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Wilmslow High School was judged Good and Cheadle Hulme High School was judged exceptional.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.4 for Wilmslow High School and 60.7 for Cheadle Hulme High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Wilmslow High School (54.5 in 2021-22, 51.4 in 2024-25) and has risen at Cheadle Hulme High School (57.6 in 2021-22, 60.7 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Wilmslow High School versus Cheadle Hulme High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WilmslowWilmslow High SchoolCheadleCheadle Hulme High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100B82/100Stronger figure
Local ranking10th of 22 in Cheshire East 1st of 13 in Stockport
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll2,212 1,690
Capacity1,977 1,650
LocationWilmslow, SK9 1LZ Cheadle, SK8 7JY
GCSE results
Attainment 851.4 60.7 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths53.4% 75.0% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths75.1% 88.4% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc33.1% 78.7% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.52 5.74 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort341 268
A-level results
A-level entries216 155
A-level average points34.7 44.1 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC+ B+
Best 3 A-levels points35.4 44.1 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects17.6% 33.8% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census2,212 1,690
Free school meals (ever 6)14.3% 11.3%
English as an additional language9.2% 20.5%
SEN support9.1% 12.7%
SEN with an EHC plan5.0% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence7.9% 5.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence20.5% 12.3% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Wilmslow High School

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